Boumia weather in March

In March, Boumia sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Boumia's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boumia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
44%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Boumia reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3142
4142
5143
6143
7143
8143
9143
10143
11143
12153
13153
14153
15153
16153
17153
18154
19154
20154
21154
22154
23154
24154
25164
26164
27164
28164
29164
30165
31165

How March really feels in Boumia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
8
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Boumia weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / -0°345.43.910.13.1
Feb12° / 346.13.210.83.7
Mar15° / 417.92.511.84.9
Apr18° / 428.70.912.86.1
May22° / 408.20.313.77.2
Jun27° / 14°215.5014.17.3
Jul31° / 17°114013.95.1
Aug31° / 17°165.9013.25.3
Sep26° / 13°336.9012.27.5
Oct21° / 325.20.311.27.3
Nov15° / 365.81.510.35.2
Dec12° / 315.129.93.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26733
36733
46733
56634
66634
76535
86535
96535
106535
116535
126436
136436
146535
156436
166436
176535
186436
196436
206436
216436
226337
236337
246337
256238
266238
276238
286238
296238
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Boumia gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12510
22510
3259
4259
5259
6259
7258
8258
9258
10248
11247
12247
13247
14247
15258
16258
17258
18258
19269
20269
21269
22269
23278
24278
25278
26288
27288
28288
29288
30277
31277

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:566:11
211.36:556:12
311.36:546:13
411.36:536:13
511.46:526:14
611.46:506:15
711.46:496:16
811.56:486:16
911.56:476:17
1011.56:456:18
1111.66:446:19
1211.66:436:20
1311.66:426:20
1411.76:406:21
1511.76:396:22
1611.76:386:23
1711.86:366:23
1811.86:356:24
1911.96:346:25
2011.96:326:26
2111.96:316:26
2212.06:306:27
2312.06:286:28
2412.06:276:28
2512.16:256:29
2612.16:246:30
2712.16:236:31
2812.26:216:31
2912.26:206:32
3012.26:196:33
3112.36:176:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Boumia

In seasonPeak

None of Boumia's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Boumia sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Boumia?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Boumia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Boumia in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Boumia sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Boumia in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boumia peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Boumia in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Boumia is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1427 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Boumia?

Boumia sits at 32.7°N, 5.1°W, 1,520 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Midelt, 34 km away.

El Ksiba

Topography around Boumia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Boumia.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boumia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 1,567 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 701 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,131 m.

The land around Boumia is covered by grassland (42%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (38%), grassland (36%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
701 m
80 km
3,131 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Midelt 34 km · Khenifra 57 km · Mrirt 65 km · Rich 77 km · Zawyat ech Cheïkh 77 km · Azrou 80 km · Aguelmous 85 km · El Ksiba 87 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,672
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
80%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Boumia (32.7236°, -5.1025°, elevation 1,520 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).